Books with title Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast

Nesrin Ahmadi needs a dragon’s egg, no matter the cost.The money from its sale could cancel her family’s enormous debt and keep them in the lavish lifestyle they’re accustomed to. Only one problem. A dragon’s egg is incredibly rare; and no one has ever found one fully intact before.After years of searching, she’s about to give up, when creditors come to threaten her family. Climbing to heights she’s never dared to go before, Nes risks everything to find an egg……and finds a dragon instead.The Cursed Hunter is a loose “Beauty and the Beast” retelling. Set in a world that humans share with mermaids, dragons, and the elusive Jinn, this is not the fairytale you remember…If you enjoy clean romance, adventure, and intrigue, then try the books in The Stolen Kingdom series now! These interconnected fairy tale retellings each feature a different princess who has to fight for her happily ever after.EARLY READER REVIEWS:“People will be turning pages as fast as they can.” - early reviewer“It was sarcastic and snarky and made me laugh.” - early reviewer“This is probably my favorite book in the series so far.” - early reviewerPRAISE FOR THE STOLEN KINGDOM SERIES: "A dainty princess and a friendly genie are replaced with a tough heroine who fights back and a magical race everyone fears in this addicting fairy tale twist on Aladdin."- Vivien Reis, author of The Elysian Prophecy“A beautifully whimsical story in a new fantasy retelling series, which pays lovely homage to its predecessor. The Stolen Kingdom is a creative take on a classic that is sure to enrapture readers.”- Jessi Elliott, author of Twisted Fate“The Stolen Kingdom is a spellbinding story that pulled me in from the first page. Atazadeh has created a fantasy world that’s both beautiful and frightening, and this Aladdin retelling will capture the hearts of readers who enjoy the beloved folktale.”- Natalia Leigh, author of Song of the Dryad“The Stolen Kingdom takes a completely new direction to the classic fairy tale, one that is familiar, refreshing, and unlike anything in the current YA genre.”J. L. Willow, author of Missing Her“The Stolen Kingdom series is a fresh breath of air into the fairy-tale retelling genre. Bethany has a unique way of intertwining her characters into one story that will leave you begging for the next book in the series.”- Mandi Lynn, author of She’s Not Here"The Stolen Kingdom is an immersive, heart-pounding suspenseful experience that will have you reading as fast as you can. Atazadeh delivers characters that you will fall in love with and root for until the very end."- Bri R. Leclerc, author of BeaconfieldTHE STOLEN KINGDOM SERIES READING ORDER:Book 1: The Stolen Kingdom: An Aladdin retellingBook 2: The Jinni Key: A Little Mermaid retellingBook 3: The Cursed Hunter: A Beauty and the Beast retellingBook 4: The Enchanted Crown: A Sleeping Beauty retelling

Beauty and the Beast reimagined like never before! Full of magic, adventure and heart-aching romance, this fantastical finale to BEAST OF ROSEMEAD is for fans who loved A Court of Thorns and Roses! A WILTING ROSE. A TREACHEROUS QUEST. AND A FATEFUL LEGACY. She’s done reading about heroes. Now she needs to become one herself.With everyone she loves at the mercy of fairies, Bonnie risks everything to cross the forbidden forest at the end of her world to reach them. She arrives in Faerie with unforeseen company, intending to resume the quest to break Leander’s curse. The plan sounds simple enough: Cross every fairy court and bargain with the queen who cast the curse. But as their numbers dwindle, so do the petals of the rose counting down to Leander’s doom, and that of everyone bound to him. As they keep being dragged off course in the uncharted land of unpredictable magic and time, trials and revelations will test all bonds and unearth painful secrets, ones even her insatiable curiosity cannot withstand. But after all their struggles, will they reach the Spring Court in time? And what if Bonnie fails to negotiate with the queen? How far will she go to save her beastly prince, before the last petal falls?This is a full-length novel. Book 2 of 2 of the Rosemead duology.With thousands of copies sold and millions of pages read, Fairytales of Folkshore is a series of interconnected fairytale retellings. The series continues with PRINCESS OF MIDNIGHT.

**A USA Today Recommended Series!**Beauty is cursed, and only the Beast can save her... Don't miss WITHERING ROSE, a fantasy romance from bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis that reimagines the classic fairy tale of Beauty and the Beast."As the heat finally disappeared, I felt the bloom blossom in the very core of my soul, a rose just like my name--a ticking clock hidden behind a façade of beauty. From that moment on, my life would become a countdown, and all I could do was wait and watch as the petals of time slowly started to fall."Omorose Bouchene has a secret--magic. There's only one problem. At the age of seven, an earthquake struck, catapulting her into a new world. A land made of skyscrapers and cell phones. Fast cars and fluorescent lights. A land where magic isn't supposed to exist and anyone who wields it is the enemy.But after ten years of hiding, she's desperate to find a place where she can be free. Because all magic comes with a curse, and her curse is time--every ounce of power she uses strips days off of her life. The clock is winding down, and the only option left is to escape to the realm of the Beast. But the king of monsters isn't what he seems. And the more Omorose opens her heart, the more she comes to realize that the only person she may need to fear is herself.*This is the second book in Once Upon A Curse, a series of interconnected stand-alone novels all set in the same fantasy universe.

The Beast is destined to kill her. Only her love can save him.When Prince John strikes a deal with a witch to save the love of his life, Isabelle, she curses him to live alone in his castle as a beast. He will feel nothing but hatred for the girl he once called his love, and he will kill her. But all hope isn’t lost, because if Isabelle falls in love with him within a month the curse will be broken.Isabelle arrives at the castle and the Beast is kind to her, giving her food and a place to sleep. But once she tells him she’s going to marry another man, the Beast takes her as his prisoner. What Isabelle doesn’t understand is that there’s a battle waging inside the Beast, with his animal and human sides fighting to win. As the days pass, an unlikely friendship forms between them and it’s not long before Isabelle no longer feels like his prisoner.With the witch constantly trying to tear them apart, the Beast loses all hope of ever being a man again. Can Isabelle save him before it’s too late?

Award-winning team Mahlon and Kinuko Craft bring us a gorgeous and vivid retelling of the classic story of Beauty and the Beast in this stunningly illustrated picture book.The tale is as old as time: A man steals a rose from the garden of a beast. His beautiful daughter sacrifices herself to a life in the beast’s castle to protect her father. The beast and the girl fall in love and live happily ever after…This beloved tale is captured with lyrical prose and lavish illustration. In the spirit of the Crafts’ previous collaborations, their acclaimed fairy-tale retellings of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, this timeless tale is brought to life with sumptuous paintings and ornamental detail in this lush picture book to be cherished at story time again and again.

Sacrificing herself for the safety of her father, Beauty goes to the castle of the Beast to die. However, the Beast turns out to be a "softy", and showers Beauty with many gifts, but tells her she may not leave the palace. But she wants to leave.... What does he do? This European tale, told vividly by narrator Kathy Verduin, is an exquisite story of love and family.

From Newbery Medal–winning author Robin McKinley, this beloved story illuminates an unlikely love story—Beauty and the Beast.Beauty has never liked her nickname. She is thin and awkward; it is her two sisters who are the beautiful ones. But what she lacks in appearance, she can perhaps make up for in courage. When her father comes home with a tale of an enchanted castle in the forest and the terrible promise he had to make to the Beast who lives there, Beauty knows she must travel to the castle, a prisoner of her own free will. Her father insists that he will not let her go, but she responds, “Cannot a Beast be tamed?”Newbery Medalist Robin McKinley’s beloved and acclaimed novel has been delighting readers for more than forty years. ALA Booklist called Beauty “A captivating novel.” “A reader feels as though it’s all unfolding for the very first time.”—The GuardianAn ALA Notable Book for ChildrenA Best Book for Young Adults

The poisonous jealousy of a sister gives birth to curse of vengeance. The body of a princess is warped and twisted into the form of a scaly, snake-like monster, and her mind is lost in shadow. A misfit minstrel, with a voice like sunshine, may be her only hope for salvation--but only if he survives their first encounter. A thrilling and unexpected reversal of the timeless romance of "Beauty and the Beast"--and the tale that launches Alydia Rackham's epic fairy tale series.

The story of Beauty and the Beast finds new life in this magical and imaginative retelling that’s filled with romance and adventure.By the time her sixteenth birthday comes around, Belle feels more convinced than ever that she is being called by the wrong name. Unlike her older sisters Celeste and April, whose names suit them perfectly, Belle knows that she is not beautiful. She begs to be called by her given name, Annabelle—or even Anna for short—but to no avail. Her solace is her wood-carving hobby, and she longs to find the Heartwood tree: Legend has it that, when carved by the right hands, it can reveal the face of one’s true love. One day, during a fierce storm, Belle’s father stumbles upon the fabled tree—only to become ensnarled by it and come face-to-face with a terrifying and lonely Beast, who will set him free on one condition: that Belle carves the Heartwood. Belle agrees, never dreaming that she and the Beast have the same wish: to be seen not with the eyes of the mind, but of the heart.

She is a beast by nature. He is a beast by duty. Amid the lovely roses and razor-sharp thorns, love tangles between beasts and beauties in this twist of a classic romantic tale that transcends time...Nida, a dragonian life weaver, anxiously awaits the day her new sisters hatch in their temple sanctuary. But without the magical spirit of a human male, that day will never come. When Rowec, a human warrior from a local village, gets captured by Nida's people, he's offered freedom in exchange for his participation in their hatching ceremony. When Nida learns the cost of bringing her sisters to life, she must either embrace the beast within to save them or save the human she's grown to love.

If you were forced to live with a beast, could you learn to love him, even if there was no cure to his curse?Harper Viceroy lost every penny to her name thanks to a bad investment made by her guardian, Craig. Given to the man while in her childhood, Craig has been Harper’s father figure. When another of Craig’s bad decisions lands Harper in the mansion of a hideous creature and his inhuman family, Harper learns her father, Vincent Viceroy, had secrets he had not passed on to her—the biggest being Harper’s true identity.Blake Danville, a gargoyle-Fae, has returned to his home only to find that his Fae family has been placed under a powerful enchantment by a new witch in town. With two of his brothers under the spell, Blake has been given a horrific task—he must choose between freeing the family he loves from their mind-altering enchantment, or protecting his soulmate who he’s waited his whole life for and only just found.The witches are back for revenge, and this time, not everyone will make it out unscathed. Harper will need to come to terms with her heritage—and her destiny—before everyone remains enchanted.Can you survive this gargoyle retelling of Beauty and the Beast without turning to stone? Grab your copy now to find out!Perfect for fans of Casey L. Bond, Chanda Hahn, and K.M. Robinson.